The Dawson Blues Band has been actively preparing for the launch of their first video, Lean on Me, slated for Tuesday, May 19. The premiere of the first song will be a celebration to cheer the Dawson College community and friends of Dawson. Click Read More for the homepage news story and more information to help and get involved.
Kevin Rochford (SSBT) and his family were in the news last week. They have been thoroughly enjoying self-isolation with elaborate themed dinners. Click Read More to watch the Global News television report.
Several people have suggested that members of the Dawson College community could share recipes to help us through these difficult times. Christina Parsons (Communications) would like to get this started with a recipe she loves from childhood friend Claire Tansey, who grew up to become a chef and cookbook author. Time and yeast will do all the work overnight and you can enjoy homemade pizza the next day. There are more great recipes in Claire's 2018 book Uncomplicated.
Please share your favourite recipe(s) by using the submit news form or emailing Christina. Recipes will be shared in upcoming D News issues.
Go to the No-knead Family Pizza Recipe by clicking Read More.
At the Dawson College Health Clinic, we continue the conversation of how to be empowered with exercises that can be done from the comfort of your home to maintain healthy habits throughout the quarantine. Our intern students look forward to welcoming you to join our presentations on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m.. Please dress…
Third-year student Alejandrina Hernandez returned to her home country in late 2018 to visit family and friends, and the experience marked her. She was determined to do something in response to the humanitarian crisis she witnessed along the border of Venezuela and Colombia.
Read about Alejandrina's sustainable design award-winning cart/bed for refugees in our homepage news story in the read more link.
Add another achievement to the long list of graduate and entrepreneur Bradley Heaven, who continues proving that nothing can stop you if you set goals and don't give up.
Read about Brad's favourite moment at Dawson and how he feels about receiving the Lieutenant Governor's Youth Medal in the homepage news story in the read more link.
Our resident cycling enthusiast Richard Dugas of Facilities Management has pulled together advice and resources to encourage you to get on your bike this spring. Transport is one of Dawson's greatest causes of greenhouse gas emissions. Practice your itinerary on the quiet streets during the pandemic and come back to Dawson on your bike. Click read more for all the tips to get riding again.
Jennifer de Vera of Dawson's Sustainability Office continues to meet her little friends and their parents during weekly Living Campus Zoom meetings.
Find out more about how Jennifer is cultivating an appreciation of nature (online) in the next generation in our homepage news story in the read more link.
The Dawson Blues Band now counts 11 members from across Dawson College. They are currently working on recording a Dawson version of Bill Withers’ 1972 #1 hit Lean on Me! Lots of fun in store! More songs to be recorded include: Smile by Nat King Cole, Make Me Smile by Chicago, Over the Rainbow by…
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto offers a virtual tour of a current exhibition with some nice insights into how art can be verbalized, and, major plus: only 3 minutes long. Recommended by Wolfgang Krotter of Creative and Applied Arts. Click Read More for the link.
Last Modified: May 12, 2020
